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quadruplicate

Syllabification: (quad·ru·pli·cate)

Translate quadruplicate | into Italian

Definition of quadruplicate

adjective

Pronunciation: /kwäˈdro͞opləkit/

consisting of four parts or elements.
of which four copies are made.

verb

Pronunciation: /kwäˈdro͞opləˌkāt/

[with object]

multiply (something) by four.
(usually as adjective quadruplicated) make or provide in quadruplicate.

Phrases

in quadruplicate: in four identical copies.

Derivatives

quadruplication

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Latin quadruplicat- 'quadrupled', from the verb quadruplicare, from quadruplex, quadruplic- 'fourfold', from quadru- 'four' + plicare 'to fold'